This year’s Hajj — the annual pilgrimage of millions of Muslims to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia — was bookended by a pair of heartbreaking, tragic events that made international headlines: the collapse of a construction crane at Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) that killed 118 people just days before the beginning of Hajj, and a human stampede during one of the final rituals of Hajj that cost more than 700 people their lives.

The end of Hajj is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as Eid al-Adha, one of two major Islamic holidays along with Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan). In the wake of the stampede tragedy, Muslim athletes from a variety of sports and backgrounds were still sharing well-wishes to the ummah for Eid:

Oday Aboushi – Football (NFL) – USA

Yaya Toure – Soccer (Premier League) – Ivory Coast

Sonny Bill Williams – Rugby – New Zealand

Benoit Assou-Ekotto – Soccer (Ligue 1) – France

Mahama Cho – Taekwondo – England/Ivory Coast

Amir Khan – Boxing – England/Pakistan

Karim Benzema – Soccer (La Liga) – France

Tamir Ibn Amaar Herbert – Boxing – USA

Moeen Ali – Cricket – England

Mesut Ozil – Soccer (Premier League) – Germany

Husain Abdullah – Football (NFL) – USA

Ali Al Habsi – Soccer (Premier League) – Oman

Demba Ba – Soccer (Chinese Super League) – Senegal/France

Enes Kanter – Basketball (NBA) – Turkey

Abou Diaby – Soccer (Ligue 1) – France

Amna Al Haddad – Weightlifting – United Arab Emirates

Andre Ayew – Soccer (Premier League) – Ghana/France

Kei Kamara – Soccer (MLS) – Sierra Leone

Jusuf Nurkic – Basketball (NBA) – Bosnia & Herzegovina

Anthar Yahia – Soccer (Ligue 2) – Algeria/France

Usman Khawaja – Cricket – Pakistan

Mohamed Salah – Soccer (Serie A) – Egypt